Posted on 2005-04-05
Posted by msharp@extendb.com
WESTBOROUGH, MA - April 5, 2005 - ExtenDB Inc, announced today
the beta release of their ExtenDB Parallel Server clustered
database product, which is targeted for data warehousing and
business intelligence. The product leverages Open Source
databases while running on inexpensive PC-based commodity
hardware.
Until recently, building a data warehouse was an expensive
proposition, often requiring expensive proprietary hardware and
software. The ExtenDB Parallel Server clusters together several
PC-based nodes in a loosely-coupled architecture into one large
virtual database. Each node itself is running an Open Source
database such as PostgreSQL, MaxDB, or Firebird.
ExtenDB's database engine horizontally partitions or replicates
the data amongst the nodes, and intelligently parallelizes
submitted SQL requests, achieving near linear scalability.
ExtenDB's solution puts data warehousing within reach to many
businesses that have previously considered consolidating their
data for business intelligence to be prohibitively expensive, or
for those where cost has prevented them from adding
purpose-specific data marts within their organization.
ExtenDB is currently seeking companies that are interested in
applying for their beta program.
About ExtenDB, Inc.
ExtenDB was founded in 2002 to offer an unparalleled
price/performance value in Data Warehousing and Business
Intelligence by leveraging proven Open Source database technology
and low-cost, reliable PC-based commodity hardware.
For more information, please visit
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